Featured Stories Archive –
November,
2005

Exploring Hispanics’ growing role in American society

By Eric QuiÃ±ones Â· Posted November 28, 2005; 02:30 p.m.

At the start of the fall semester, sociologist Marta Tienda asked
students in her freshman seminar on “Hispanics and the American Future” to
identify their own racial backgrounds. The varying degrees of
self-identification illustrate the difficulty of trying to fit people of
diverse heritage into neat categories, Tienda said in revealing the results to
the class several weeks later.Â

Finding the holy in everyday life through literature

By Karin Dienst Â· Posted November 22, 2005; 03:02 p.m.

Seated at a table in Blair Hall on a recent
afternoon, a group of freshmen grappled with the idea of grace. They had just
watched the film “The Diary of a Country Priest,” which gives a wrenching
portrayal of one man’s suffering and his efforts to hold on to, and share, his
faith.

New neuroscience institute will bridge disciplines, take innovative approach

By Ruth Stevens Â· Posted November 16, 2005; 04:08 p.m.

Princeton University is expanding its teaching and research
capabilities in neuroscience -- considered by many the next field ripe
for significant scientific breakthroughs -- by launching an institute
that will bridge many disciplines and take a new approach to studying
the brain and nervous system.

Students hone Spanish skills as community volunteers

At 10 a.m. on a Saturday in late October, nine
University students took on the role of Spanish instructors at the Henry
Pannell Learning Center on Clay Street in Princeton. The two-hour session was part of a new program called Spanish
Skills at Work, which brings together Spanish students from the University and
members of the community who want to work on their writing and comprehension of
Spanish or who need the help of translators.

By Jennifer Greenstein Altmann Â· Posted November 7, 2005; 05:07 p.m.

Experimenting with new ways to make music

By Teresa Riordan Â· Posted November 3, 2005; 03:28 p.m.

Pass by the basement rehearsal space in Woolworth on a Thursday
afternoon and you may hear electronic raindrops, a fast-forward reading
of Dr. Seuss or a deep moaning that seems to emanate from the bottom of
the ocean. You may even hear something you recognize as music, like a
rockabilly jazz melody.